Everyday Geeta

May 17, 2012  Recent research published in the May issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry seems to indicate that Greater purpose in life may protect against Alzheimer’s disease . The summary reported on the ScienceDaily website says: "Our study showed that people who reported greater purpose in life exhibited better cognition than those with less purpose in life even as plaques and tangles accumulated in their brains," said Patricia A. Boyle, PhD. "These findings suggest that purpose in life protects against the harmful effects of plaques and tangles on memory and other thinking abilities. This is encouraging and suggests that engaging in meaningful and purposeful activities promotes cognitive health in old age." Geeta 8-7 addresses this topic head-on. तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च | मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयः ||८-७|| tasmaatsarveshhu kaaleshhu maamanusmara yudhya cha . mayyarpitamanobuddhirmaamevaishhyasyasa.nshayaH .. 8-7.. Therefore, a...